Transactions with Shareholders and Affiliates. No Credit Party shall, nor shall it permit any of its Subsidiaries to, directly or indirectly, enter into or permit to exist any transaction (including the purchase, sale, lease or exchange of any property or the rendering of any service) with any holder of 5% or more of any class of Capital Stock of Xerium or any of its Subsidiaries or with any Affiliate of Xerium or of any such holder, on terms that are less favorable to Xerium or that Subsidiary, as the case may be, than those that might be obtained at the time from a Person who is not such a holder or Affiliate; provided, the foregoing restriction shall not apply to (a) any transaction between Xerium or any of its Subsidiaries and any other of Xerium and its Subsidiaries; (b) reasonable and customary fees paid to members of the board of directors (or similar governing body) of Xerium and its Subsidiaries; (c) compensation arrangements for officers and other employees of Xerium and its Subsidiaries entered into in the Ordinary Course; and (d) transactions described in Schedule 6.12.
Transactions with Shareholders and Affiliates. Holdings and Company shall not, and shall not permit any of its Subsidiaries to, directly or indirectly, enter into or permit to exist any transaction (including the purchase, sale, lease or exchange of any property or the rendering of any service) with any holder of 10% or more of any class of equity Securities of Holdings or with any Affiliate of Company or Holdings or of any such holder, on terms that are less favorable to Company or that Subsidiary, as the case may be, than those that might be obtained at the time from Persons who are not such a holder or Affiliate; provided that the foregoing restriction shall not apply to (i) any transaction between Company and any of its Subsidiaries or between any of its Subsidiaries, (ii) reasonable and customary fees paid to members of the Governing Bodies of Company and its Subsidiaries, (iii) Restricted Junior Payments permitted by subsection 7.4, (iv) employment and severance arrangements between Company and the Subsidiaries and their respective officers and employees in the ordinary course of business, (v) the payment of customary fees and reasonable out of pocket costs to, and indemnities provided on behalf of, directors, managers, consultants, officers and employees of Company and the Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business, (vi) the payment of fees, expenses, indemnities or other payments pursuant transactions pursuant to the other permitted agreements in existence on the Closing Date and set forth on Schedule 7.8 or any amendment thereto to the extent such an amendment is not adverse to the Lenders in any material respect, (vii) so long as no Event of Default or Potential Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing or be caused thereby, payments of up to $2,000,000 per Fiscal Year of management and monitoring fees provided for in the Management Agreement, as in effect on the Closing Date and (viii) so long as no Event of Default or Potential Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing or be caused thereby, Holdings and Company may pay additional fees, expenses, costs or other payments to any Person (including, without limitation, any Vector Entity or any of its Affiliates) after the Closing Date in an aggregate amount, when taken together with Restricted Junior Payments made pursuant to subsection 7.4(v), not to exceed $12,000,000 plus interest accruing thereon from and after the Closing Date at the applicable federal rate; provided, that all such payments made pursuant to th...
Transactions with Shareholders and Affiliates. Company shall not, and shall not permit any of its Subsidiaries to, directly or indirectly, enter into or permit to exist any transaction (including the purchase, sale, lease or exchange of any property or the rendering of any service) with any holder of 10% or more of any class of equity Securities of Company or with any Affiliate of Company or of any such holder, on terms that are less favorable to Company or that Subsidiary, as the case may be, than those that might be obtained at the time from Persons who are not such a holder or Affiliate; provided that the foregoing restriction shall not apply to (i) any transaction between Company and any of its Wholly Owned Subsidiaries or between any of its Wholly Owned Subsidiaries, (ii) reasonable and customary fees paid to members of the Boards of Directors of Company and its Subsidiaries, (iii) transactions with Receivables Entities pursuant to a Permitted Receivables Transaction, (iv) any issuance of securities, or other payments, awards or grants in cash, securities or otherwise pursuant to, or the funding of, employment arrangements, stock options and other benefit plans, (v) loans or advances to employees, officers, consultants or directors of Company or any Subsidiary, (vi) the payment of fees and indemnities to directors, officers and employees of Company and its Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business and (vii) any agreements with employees and directors entered into by Company or any of its Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business.
Transactions with Shareholders and Affiliates. No Credit Party shall, nor shall it permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to, directly or indirectly, enter into or permit to exist any transaction (including the purchase, sale, lease or exchange of any property or the rendering of any service) with any Affiliate of the Borrower, other than in the ordinary course of business and on terms and conditions that are no less favorable in any material respect to the Borrower or that Restricted Subsidiary, as the case may be, than those that might be obtained at the time from a Person who is not such a holder or Affiliate; provided, the foregoing restriction shall not apply to (a) any transaction between or among the Borrower and any Guarantor Subsidiary to the extent such transaction is otherwise permitted by this Agreement, (b) reasonable and customary fees paid to non-officer members of the board of directors (or similar governing body) of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries, (c) compensation, employment and severance arrangements for directors, officers, independent contractors and other employees of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries entered into in the ordinary course of business, (d) transactions described in Schedule 6.11 and any amendments thereto that are not less favorable to the Credit Parties taken as a whole as those provided for in the original agreements (it being understood that if the Borrower delivers to the Administrative Agent a certificate of an Authorized Officer together with a reasonably detailed description of the terms of such amendments stating that the Borrower has determined in good faith that such terms satisfy the foregoing requirement, then such amendments shall be deemed to satisfy the foregoing requirement), (e) Restricted Junior Payments made under Section 6.5, (f) fees, expenses and indemnification payments made to the Sponsor and its Affiliates under the Registration Rights Agreement, (g) transactions permitted among the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries under Sections 6.1(f) and 6.1(m) and 6.7, (h) any issuances of securities or other payments, awards or grants in cash, securities or otherwise pursuant to, or the funding of, consulting employment agreements, stock options and stock ownership plans in the ordinary course of business and approved by the board of the Borrower or the applicable Restricted Subsidiary and (i) employment and severance arrangements entered into in the ordinary course of business between any Credit Party and any employee...
Transactions with Shareholders and Affiliates. No Credit Party shall, nor shall it permit any of its Subsidiaries to, directly or indirectly, enter into or permit to exist any transaction (including the purchase, sale, lease or exchange of any property or the rendering of any service) with any Affiliate of Borrower on terms that are less favorable to Borrower or that Subsidiary, as the case may be, than those that might be obtained at the time from a Person who is not such an Affiliate; provided that the foregoing restriction shall not apply to (a) any transaction between or among Borrower and the Guarantors; (b) reasonable and customary fees paid to members of the board of directors (or similar governing body) of Borrower or of its Subsidiaries; (c) compensation arrangements (including severance arrangements to the extent approved by a majority of the disinterested members of Borrower’s or the applicable Subsidiary’s board of directors (or similar governing body) or the applicable committee thereof) for present or former officers and other employees of Borrower or of its Subsidiaries entered into in the ordinary course of business; (d) transactions described in Schedule 6.11; (e) any Restricted Junior Payment permitted pursuant to Section 6.4; (f) indemnities provided for the benefit of, directors, officers or employees of Borrower or of its Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business; and (g) loans and advances to employees of Borrower or of its Subsidiaries permitted by Section 6.6(f) (as well as advances to employees contemplated by clause (iii) of the defined term “Investment”).
Transactions with Shareholders and Affiliates. Company shall not, and shall not permit any of its Subsidiaries to, directly or indirectly, enter into or permit to exist any transaction (including the purchase, sale, lease or exchange of any property or the rendering of any service) with any holder of 5% or more of any class of equity Securities of Company or with any Affiliate of Company or of any such holder, on terms that are less favorable to Company or that Subsidiary, as the case may be, than those that might be obtained at the time from Persons who are not such a holder or Affiliate; provided that the foregoing restriction shall not apply to (i) any transaction between Company and any of its wholly-owned Subsidiaries or between any of its wholly-owned Subsidiaries or (ii) reasonable and customary fees paid to members of the Governing Bodies of Company and its Subsidiaries.
Transactions with Shareholders and Affiliates. Company shall not, directly or indirectly, enter into or permit to exist any transaction (including the purchase, sale, lease or exchange of any property or the rendering of any service) with any holder of ten percent (10%) or more of any class of Capital Stock of Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries or with any Affiliate of Holdings or of any such holder other than the transactions contemplated or permitted by the Credit Documents and the Related Agreements.
Transactions with Shareholders and Affiliates. No Credit Party shall, nor shall it permit any of its Subsidiaries to, directly or indirectly, enter into or permit to exist any transaction (including the purchase, sale, lease or exchange of any property or the rendering of any service) with any Affiliate of Holdings on terms that are less favorable to Holdings or that Subsidiary, as the case may be, than those that might be obtained at the time from a Person who is not such a holder or Affiliate; provided, the foregoing restriction shall not apply to (a) any transaction between Borrower and any Guarantor Subsidiary; (b) reasonable and customary fees paid to members of the board of directors (or similar governing body) of Holdings and its Subsidiaries; (c) compensation arrangements for officers and other employees of Holdings and its Subsidiaries entered into in the ordinary course of business; (d) transactions described in Schedule 6.11; (e) transactions with one or more Securitization Subsidiaries in connection with a Permitted Securitization; (f) Restricted Junior Payments permitted pursuant to Section 6.4; and (g) Investments permitted pursuant to Section 6.6. Notwithstanding anything in the foregoing to the contrary, no Dutch Credit Party shall guarantee the obligations of any Person (other than those of another Dutch Credit Party) in accordance with Section 2:403 of the Dutch Civil Code (or similar arrangements in other jurisdictions).
Transactions with Shareholders and Affiliates. No Credit Party shall, nor shall it permit any of its Subsidiaries to, directly or indirectly, enter into or permit to exist any transaction (including the purchase, sale, lease or exchange of any property or the rendering of any service) with any Affiliate of the Borrower on terms that are less favorable to the Borrower or that Subsidiary, as the case may be, than those that might be obtained at the time from a Person who is not such a holder or Affiliate; provided that the foregoing restriction shall not apply to (i) any transaction between or among the Borrower and any Guarantor; (ii) reasonable and customary fees paid to members of the Board of Directors of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries; (iii) (a) reasonable and customary director, officer and employee compensation (including bonuses) and other benefits (including retirement, health, stock option and other benefit plans) and indemnification arrangements and (b) reasonable incentive bonuses payable to officers and employees in connection with dispositions of assets of the Borrower or its Subsidiaries, in each case approved by the Board of Directors of the Borrower; (iv) a Permitted Holdco Transaction; (v) transactions or agreements between the Borrower and/or its Subsidiaries and Spinco and/or its Subsidiaries in contemplation of or to effect the Spin-Off and in connection with the Pick Rights; (vi) transfer pricing payments by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries to one another in the ordinary course of business and consistent with past practices or pursuant to any applicable requirements of Law; (vii) transactions with customers, clients, suppliers, joint venture partners or purchasers or sellers of goods and services, in each case in the ordinary course of business and otherwise not prohibited by the Credit Documents; (viii) sales of the capital stock of the Borrower to Affiliates of the Borrower not otherwise prohibited by the Credit Documents and the granting of registration and other customary rights in connection therewith; (ix) any transaction with an Affiliate where the only consideration paid by any Credit Party is the capital stock of the Borrower; (x) Restricted Payments permitted by Section 6.3; and (xi) Investments permitted by Section 6.4 (a), (g) and (n), in the case of clause (n) of Section 6.4, solely with respect to Investments in non-Guarantor Subsidiaries.
Transactions with Shareholders and Affiliates. No Restricted Person shall, directly or indirectly, enter into or permit to exist any transaction (including the purchase, sale, lease or exchange of any property or the rendering of any service) involving payments in excess of $50,000,000 with any Affiliate of a Restricted Person, on terms that are materially less favorable, taken as a whole, to the Restricted Persons, taken as a whole, than those that might be obtained at the time from a Person who is not such a holder or Affiliate; provided, that the foregoing restriction shall not apply to: (a) transactions that are otherwise permitted under this Agreement; (b) the Transactions (including the payment of all Transaction Costs); (c) any transaction among the General Partner and the Restricted Persons; (d) reasonable and customary fees paid to members of the board of directors (or similar governing body) of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries; (e) compensation arrangements for officers and other employees of any Restricted Person entered into in the ordinary course of business; (f) the transactions that are the subject of an MLP Limited Partnership Agreement; (g) transactions between a Restricted Person on the one hand and an MLP and the general partner of such MLP and their respective Subsidiaries on the other hand similar to those typically addressed in omnibus agreements between the sponsors of a publicly traded limited partnership on the one hand and the publicly traded partnership on the other hand; (h) the transactions that are the subject of the Shared Services Agreement dated August 26, 2005 by and between ETP and the Borrower, as amended by that certain First Amendment dated May 26, 2010 and that certain Second Amendment dated April 30, 2013 and as further amended or replaced from time to time; (i) the transactions that are the subject of the Services Agreement by and among ETE Services Company, LLC, the Borrower and Regency, as amended by that certain First Amendment dated April 30, 2013 and as further amended or replaced from time to time; (j) Contingent Residual Support Agreements and any Intercompany Equity/Debt; and (k) any other transaction approved by the Conflicts Committee of the Borrower or with respect to which the Borrower has obtained a “fairness” opinion from an independent accounting, appraisal or investment banking firm of national standing.
